Live Commentary11:42pm After 101 of 230 councils, Labour has 1,092 councillors (up 208), the Tories 739 (down 338) and the Lib Dems 521 (up 88). 11:32pm Labour has GAINED Blackpool and the Lib Dems have GAINED Stratford-on-Avon. The extrapolations have Labour finishing up 494, the Tories down 1,143 and the Lib Dems up 248. 11:05am Now 181 Labour councillors (up 29), 71 Tories (down 44), 72 Lib Dems (up 14) and ten Greens (up four). The Conservatives are defending 3,365 councillors, Labour 2,131 and the Liberal Democrats 1,223.

Source: The Guardian May 04, 2023 20:33 UTC